Spike and bail holder



JOHN H. NYMAN, OF EWEN, MICHIGAN.

SPKE ANI) BAIL HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent'.

i Patented Dee. 9, 1919.

Application filed June 9, 1919. Serial No. 302,879.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN H.'NYMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing 'at Ewen,.in the county of Ontonagon and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spike and Rail Holders, of which the`following is a specification.

The invention relates to a railroad rail and spike attachment, and more particularly 1 to the class of combined rail and spike holders.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein a spike for the fastening of a rail to a cross-tie after being driven into the tie can be securely held, so as to avoid any possibility of the working loose of the spike from the tie and thereby freeing the rail, the holder being of novel form so that it can be driven into position between the cross tie and the base of the rail and when fastened to the spike will serve to not only hold the spike but will hold the rail against lateral outward spreading movement.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein the construction thereof is novel in form so that a spike after being driven into the cross tie for the fastening of the rail thereto can be readily and conveniently removed when the occasion requires and when the spike is held it will be prevented from working loose from the tie, thus assuring a positive hold upon the rail without any liability 0f the rail working loose and also the loosening of the spike.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a holdery of this character, which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, readily and easily positioned for holding the rail and spike, strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional View through a rail showing a portion of a cross tie partly broken away supporting said rail, with the spike engaged in the cross tie and the holder constructed in accordance with the invention applied.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the spike-with the holder fastened thereto.

F ig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder removed from the spike.

Similar reference characters indicate c'or responding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail A designates generally a portion of a cross tie, which is of the ordinary well known construction inade from wood, although the same may be made from cement or any other suitable material, and B a track rail superimposed upon the tie A in the usual well known manner, the rail being of any ordinary well known construction, while C is a spike, which as usual is driven into the tie A, with the head thereof overlapping the base of the rail B for the fastening of the rail to the tie.

The holder comprises a blade 5 formed with a beveled edge 6 and a concaved or slightly curved upper face 7 while at the ledge opposite the beveled edge 6 are formed spaced parallel ears 8 which are integral with the blade 5, the ears being enlarged to provide shoulders 9 at the juncture'thereof with the blade 5. The blade 5 is adapted to be driven between thgJ base of the rail B and the top face of the cross tie A to assume the position as shown in F ig. 1 of the drawing and the base of said rail B at the outer edge thereof is adapted to abut the shoulders 9 formed by the ears 8, while the shank of the spike C is adapted to be driven between the ears 8 into the tie A for the securing of the rail upon the tie.

The ears 8 are formed with transverse holes 10 for receiving a boltor other like fastener 11 which is passed through the holes 10 and.

also through a suitable hole formed in the shank of the spike C which is adapted to register with said holes 10 when the spike has been driven into the cross tie A and in this manner the holder is fastened to the said Spike.

The bolt or other fastener 11 can be readily removed when it is desired to extract the spike C from the cross tie A and on the fastening of the holder to the spike when driven into the tie it will retain the spike in securing positionto avoid the loosening thereof and also. theloosening of the rail B. The shoulders 9 abut the edge of the base of the rail B to prevent any lateral movement of the rail thereby assuring alinement'of the same with the rail of the track.

The holder is first applied before the drivingofthespihe C,v intorthe cross tie A by in-V serting the blade 5 between the base of the rail B and the top of the cross tie A and thereafter the spike C is driven into the tie and the bolt l1 positioned to fasten the holder with the spike as is clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawing.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of use of the holder will be clearly understood and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

A holder of the character described comprising a blade adapted to be driven between the top of a cross tie and the base of a rail and hai/*ing projections adapted to straddle a spike when driven into the cross tie, meansfor fastening' the holder to the spike, said means including a fastener adapted to be detaohably passed transversely through the straddling means and engaged in the spike.

In testimony whereof7 aiiix my signature hereto.

JOHN H. NYMAN. 

